Great britain News

It turned out to be the find of a lifetime for a team of archaeologists from the University of Leicestershire. During an ongoing excavation at Burrough Hill Iron Age hill fort, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, an Iron-Age chariot was unearthed.

In what is yet another example of the NSA overexerting its legal authority, leaked documents reveal that NSA and British intelligence agents targeted, infiltrated and gathered data from German satellite and telecommunication companies.

Glasgow -
Could the United Kingdom not be so united any longer? For years Scotland has mulled trying to seek independence from the rest of Great Britain, and now it may actually happen...but should it? Realistically, it's tough to leave the Queen.

The Royal Blog of Oz, the "Wizard of Oz"/L. Frank Baum blog of Dorothy and Ozma Productions, owned by Jared Davis and others in the Oz community recently reported that the United Kingdom website for Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return has launched.

London -
Bea's of Bloomsbury, a London cafe known for its afternoon tea-time, has been making a rather unusual doughnut-muffin treat called a "Duffin" since 2011. Last week Starbucks began selling the same pastry, claiming it as their own. Result? A food fight.

The implications are grave for the global economy if the U.S. budget crisis is allowed to end in a default on October 17, while Europe's shaky economic recovery would fall victim before it even had a chance to rebound.

London -
A new study carried out by the BBC shows that Britain now has seven social classes. Whereas just last century there was just three classes, upper, middle and working class the latest survey has shown that this figure has increased to seven.

The appointment of a UK Information Commissioner, and introduction of the Freedom of Information Act, have resulted in many 'secrets' being made public. The latest revelations relate to Prince Charles and the Queen, with regard to the royal veto.

London -
A new British study found that the average adult spends £20,000 ($32,259) during the course of a 50-year period, usually their working life, on Christmas. This amount is roughly one year's salary for the average worker.

Parts of southern England and Wales are being battered by what officials are calling "the most intense September storm for 30 years", displacing hundreds of residents as more then 300 homes are evacuated.

An advert showing Argentinian hockey captain, Fernando Zylberberg running through quiet, early morning streets, doing exercises against a wooden bench and running his hands through sand on a beach was aired on May 2.

Britain already has the most CCTV cameras in the world but now Big Brother will be watching your email, text messages and even Facebook messages. All at a cost of approximately $1 billion to the taxpayer.

No other nation offers a remote threat to America’s global military dominance, yet the nation spends nearly as much as the rest of the world combined on defense. The U.S. is in an arms race, but against whom?